• Teaching Music Appreciation in Homeschool with 10 Free Piano Lessons Apps | Renée at Great Peace #musicappreciation #pianolessons #homeschool #ihsnet
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    Teaching Music in Homeschool with 10 Free Piano Lessons Apps

    As I’ve stated before, music appreciation curriculum doesn’t have to look like reading from books. Rather it’s about teaching music in the homeschool. These 10 free piano lesson apps allow kids to explore learning to play piano without you having to break the bank. It doesn’t have to be complicated. Sometimes you just have to let them explore making music. One of the best ways to explore a complex subject in homeschool without breaking the bank is through the use of learning apps. This is especially true for extra-curricular explorations such as piano lessons.  This post contains affiliate advertisement links. Learning piano is one of the best and most common music learning undertakings…

  • Learning to Play Music in Homeschool | Renée at Great Peace #homeschool #musicappreciation #musiclessons #ihsnet
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    Learning to Play Music in Homeschool

    Music is amazing. It has the ability to change moods. But, think of how amazing it is when your child learns to play beautiful music.  Whether it’s guitar or piano, violin or trumpet learning to play music not only teaches the art of music, it teaches math skills, performance, and discipline. This post contains affiliate advertisement links. Knowing that we were going to move to Missouri, I knew that my son was going to struggle with saying goodbye to his piano teacher. She’s an awesome teacher who is very gifted with both musical talent and the ability to teach. I too, was a bit sad to have to let her go knowing…

  • 31 Music Unit Studies for Teaching Music in Homeschool | Renée at Great Peace #musicappreciation #music #homeschool #ihsnet
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    31 Music Unit Studies and More Resources to Teach in Homeschool

    Sometimes when teaching music in homeschool you don’t really have time to dive in to a complete 32 week lesson series. Instead, perhaps what will work best for your classroom is to study music in bite size chunks. Allowing your children to learn about great artists, classical composers or music theory a little at a time can help them to retain more of what they are learning.  This post contains affiliate advertisement links. Utilizing unit studies, lapbooks or notebooking pages can do exactly that. Allow you an opportunity to teach music in homeschool without fully committing to a 32 week lesson.

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  • Music Appreciation in the Homeschool with SQUILT | GreatPeaceAcademy.com #ihsnet #homeschool
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    Music Appreciation in the Homeschool

    Clear and Simple Homeschool Music Curriculum Finding a homescool music appreciation curriculum that’s easy to use and really teaches a child how to listen to music makes a homeschool mom’s life much easier.  Plus, it has great information about music dynamics, and composition so you know your child is well-equipped with knowledge or musical arts.   I love listening to classical music. I have since high school. That was not the norm for the small rural community that I grew up in and I don’t believe I was ever really given the opportunity to learn the finer points of the genre. Little Man also loves listening to classical music. In…

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    10 Resources That will Help You Find Fine Arts

    Fine Arts for your Homeschool Students When my husband and I were first married, we attended a touring performance of Les Mésirables. Being from a small, very rural town and having very little exposure to the arts, I sat in wonderment at the theatrics, the music and the beauty of the entire drama that was unfolding before me. I knew then that I wanted to explore the arts even further. Thankfully, I have a husband who also enjoys the arts and through the years we have had several opportunities to attend gallery openings, theatrical performances, concerts, symphonies, and even one opera. When I began homeschooling, I knew that I wanted to…